Report May 13
By Trudy

We leave for Mandurah and Dan and Caterine take us a bit away in their Model T-Ford 1914.

depart

Yesterday Dan and Dirk prepared him for the ride and he is doing well.

on the road

We say goodbye in a beautiful forest.

on the road

forest

We can not find the place where we have agreed with Dennis. Dirk luckily has a phone number from Jerry and he comes to us.

Jerry

After a while, Dennis arrives in the Jeep and takes us to his house where we can stay.

Dennis

We go back a bit and go over a beautiful river again.

bridge

To get to the club on time we leave quickly and arrive at the Car Club in the museum.

museum-club

We are warmly welcomed and receive a delicious meal. Dirk tells about our world trip and the tin goes around.

club

We agree to come back tomorrow to take pictures with the Model T-Ford.

Report May 12
By Trudy

Together with Sjaak and Coby I walked to the Jetty. Wes and Dan told us yesterday that it is beautiful.
It was a brisk walk for us, but it was worth it.

We went as real tourists with the train to the end of the Jetty. 1841 meters into the sea.
There we could look underwater and it was beautiful to see the fish and corals.

in the sea

under water

In the meantime, Dirk has replaced the card oil and petrol filter and has done the daily maintenance on the Model T-Ford. As an extra, he also replaced the air filter of the LandRover. It was full of Australian sand and dust.

Dirk with air filter

Sjaak and Coby are still enjoying a rest day. A few more days and then they fly back to the Netherlands. Now they are still in the beautiful garden room.

holiday

Report 11 mei
By Trudy

This morning Dirk and I went for a beach walk. It is also very beautiful here.

beach

We have a quiet morning at the campsite because we are only picked up at 2 o’clock to drive to Busselton.

pickup

It was great fun, 3 motorcyclists (on a Norton and BSA and Triumph) and a Model A-Ford picked us up and took us to the clubhouse of the Veteran Car Club.

escort

We were welcomed by a large number of club members.

Busselton

club 

We gave a presentation about our trip.

presentation

We met Barry who had driven from Perth to Paris and that was of course very inspiring.

new route

inspiration

Wes drove us to the Jetty and then took us to the house of Dan.

Wesley

Dan waited for us

welcome by Dan

And the Model T-Ford was allowed to stand in his garage.

workshop

We can sleep 2 nights at Don and Caterine in their beautiful home.

Report May 10
By Trudy

In the morning Dirk always works on the Model T-Ford to keep him in good condition.

morning

We have special birds to visit. Beautiful parrots and they are not shy at all.

parrot

The roof tent has to go down again and the new pendulum works. Dirk has to put a lot of energy and Coby supports him.

new crank

We drive along the ocean and have a beautiful view.

ocean

The forests are huge and we enjoy the green.

forest

We prepare a festive meal at the campsite. This is the last night at a campsite with Sjaak and Coby. In the coming days we are invited to “new friends”.

Report May 9
By Trudy

After a night in a beautiful bedroom and a delicious breakfast we pack everything back in and go to the company where Deb works.

depart 1

depart 2

She shows us how and where truffles grow. Truffles grow on the roots of, for example, oak. We can not see them but special dogs smell where the truffles grow and are harvested there.

visit Deb’s work

truffel

After this visit, Chris takes us to a road that leads us towards Karridale. It is a beautiful ride. Nice and green. In a lake we see black swans again and in a very tall tree you can hang a lot like that.

swan

big tree

Here it is fertile soil and everything grows, for example, grapes and strawberries.

strawberrys

grapes

After 157 kilometers we arrive at a campsite on the ocean. Again in the south and we hear the surf, here come the 2 oceans together. The Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. First a beer and then we set up our camp. But ……… We lost the crankhandle of the roof tent. If the tent can not be pitched, Dirk and I do not have a bedroom.
Luckily, Dirk is very handy and turns a piece of iron and a tool into a garland in the LandRover’s workshop.

campsite

Awesome!!! It worked. Look …….. Dirk is building another bedroom.

succes

Report May 8
By Trudy

We leave for Denmark and drive through green meadows and beautiful forests.
The Model T-Ford spins a bit and Dirk cleans the ignition. A man stops at our Ford and tells us that he has heard us on the radio this morning. He thought it was a nice report and now looked at the Model T-Ford.

ignition

After the cleaning and lubrication of the ignition the Model T-Ford snuggles further through this beautiful environment.

landscape

We go through a forest with large trees and also pastures with Dutch cows.

forest

cows

On the way Dirk calls Chris and speaks a place where he will wait for us.

phone call

We drive through a fairy tale forest with gigantic trees. Some trees are completely hollow from below and Trudy really wants to be in it. With the Model T-Ford this tree we can think of a fairy tale and tell our grandchildren later.

big tree

Chris and David receive us in a beautiful Jaguar and Trudy jumps in the Jaguar and David climbs into the Model T-Ford.

arrived

David and Dirk in the Model T

Chris takes us to his house where we can stay. In the evening there are also friends and we get a delicious dinner.

diner 1

diner 3

diner 2

Report May 7
By Trudy

Good morning!!

goodmorning

What happiness, it’s nice weather, the wind is gone.

nice weather

During the coffee stop Dirk replaces the fuse of the head lights and lubricates the drive shaft. The land is covered with a layer of sand. If you see it from afar, it looks like a bulb field with a bit of imagination.

sandy

By email we know that Jim and Kaaren who we met in Tauranga in New Zealand are in Albany and they wait for us along the way and have invited us for lunch.

meeting Jim and Kaaren

friends

At the road-house we have an appointment with members of the Veteran Car Club or WA Albany. There is a road-train parked and with the Model T-Ford next to it is easy to see how big it is compared to our Model T-Ford.

road-train

arrived

There will be a reporter from the local newspaper and a reporter from the ABC (radio and television).

interview

The reporter takes us to a beautiful spot on the mountain and makes his recordings there.

ABC filmset

Meanwhile, the police have also arrived. They had seen us drive and found it very special what we do and approved the T-Ford.

police

Report May 6
By Trudy

We say goodbye and the Model T-Ford leaves his sleeping room.

depart

It rains a bit and it blows very hard. Fortunately, it stops raining, but the wind stays. We are looking for a sheltered place to drink coffee.

coffestop

There are gusts and when a truck comes by we get a blow. Dirk has fortunately strong arms, because he has to steer a lot. All I have to do is make sure I’m not out of the Model T-Ford. We can talk to each other but can not understand each other.

long way

The sand flies over the road like a sand storm.

sand storm

We don’t have to pay the fuel in Munginup. What a surprise!
The last 60 kilometers to Jerramungup we count, because the wind whistles over the bare grain plains and it is not a nice ride.
Sjaak and Coby rent a cabine at the campsite and we can place the reports on the website from the wind.

cabine

Report 3 to 5 May
By Trudy

From Norseman to Esperance is still 300 kilometers. We see beautiful trees but also burnt bush.

tree

burned bush

There are many salt lakes here. Many lakes are now dry plains.

saltlake

A nice sign longest the road seems special for us.

sign

We arrive in Esperance

Esperance

Where at the first roundabout we are welcomed by Merle and Norm Hanks.

arrived

They take us to their home where the Model T-Ford gets a nice place to sleep again. (We also)

welcome

There are also friends visiting. Dirk gets a special beer and we tell our stories.
In the evening we make music together.
The next afternoon there is a club meeting of the Veteran Car Club or WA Esperance Branch. Dirk has made the button on the Model T-Ford.

club button

The Model T-Ford is being watched with interest.

looking

We get a delicious dinner.

diner

And Dirk gives a presentation about the Model T World Tour.

presentation

We receive a donation from the club.

donation

The next day is a holiday. We go to Lucky Bay with the Chevrolet of Norm and Merle and the Model T-Ford.

on the road

We are lucky because we see ostriches.

wildlife 1

At the Lucky Bay we have 2 special meetings.
We met Louisa from the Netherlands

Louisa from Holland

And we met Jacky, whom we met in New Zealand.

Jacky

We have lunch together.

lunch

It is beautiful on the Lucky Bay and we also see kangaroos and small animals.

Lucky Bay 

wildlife 2

wildlife 3

Report April 29 until May 2
By Trudy

Today is the day we start the journey on the Nullarbor, 1181 kilometers long. At the campsite, Dirk checks the rear end oil first and sees that there is iron on the magnet. That is why the oil must first be removed so that he can check the rear end.

control rear end

After the check and with the new oil, we will travel again. We have heard many stories about the Nullarbor, it is 1181 km long and there are many road-trains.

road train

Nullarbor 1

There is even a courageous cyclist on this road.

Nullarbor 2

The landscape changes. First we see sheep and grains and then jungle and large plains.

landscape

The road is indeed long, I do not need to read a map.

straight road 2

Beware of crossing animals !!

sign

We leave the road and find a beautiful place to camp.

campsite 1

campsite 2

Coby takes care of the breakfast, Dirk takes care of the Model T-Ford. A stemp is crooked but if it is straight again we get in and leave again.

Coby’s kitchen

breakfast

We see pieces of the ocean and it is so beautiful.

ocean 1

LandRover

At Border-Village is the border of South Australia with Western Australia. Fruit, vegetables and meat can not cross the border. The custom officer want to take a picture of the Model T-Ford.
In the Road house the clocks shows the different times in Australia.

border

The whole road is to the west and at the end of the afternoon we have the sun low in our eyes.

going west

We camp in a beautiful spot again and the next day the road is very straight.

stright road 1

straight road 3

In the evening the full moon and the moon illuminate our camping spot.

full moon

In the morning the birds come to visit and we continue on the long Nullarbor.

visiters on the campsite

We saw a camel, but I could not take a picture of it. In the north of Australia we will see them more often, so I have another chance.

landscape

On the Nullarbor there are also several places where the Flying Doctors can land.

Flying Doctors

After four days we arrive in Norseman. It was a beautiful ride. We are back in the civilized world. That feels completely strange. It’s easy to go to a store where they sell everything, which we make a 3 star dinner at the campsite.

Norseman